2024 Recruiting: Riley Kugel top 4

[ucp990411]

This has been mentioned several times in this thread, but I don't see why that matters. Spencer is out of eligibility and we don't have a SG coming in as a freshman. We're going to be taking a SG and nobody on the roster will be surprised by this.

Gonzaga already announced a transfer that was coming in next year and they're still playing.

He didn't say he was committing tomorrow. Maybe he'll visit Kansas next week and us after we win the natty.

What happened to Solo Ball. Kids a stud. Just didn’t have enough minutes for him. Watch out for him next year

 

[TRest]

Could be a do not call me list made public, doesn’t mean we have reached out already.

 

[auror]

What happened to Solo Ball. Kids a stud. Just didn’t have enough minutes for him. Watch out for him next year

Nothing happened to him. Need more than one SG on the roster. Whether we bring in a starter level guy or bench guy will depend on him and what the staff thinks of him.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

If Danny wants him, we want him.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Can we get Riley and his Dad

 

[bendm]

so is this guy getting the chevy camaro timberlake was driving around the past 8 months?

 

[cohenzone]

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Will his nickname here be "Noodles"?

I was thinking Potato but personally prefer yours.

 

[runner11]

So a kid who basically played his way off the roster at Florida jumps into the portal with a list of schools. Like 18 hours later, he has a final four consisting of Kansas and three schools that are too busy to take his call right now. Okay.

Yeah, I am gonna call BS on this one. Nothing about this seems legit.

Apparently Houston hasn’t even reached out to him. I would be surprised if we actually did. But Kansas buzz is true and makes sense.

 

[August_West]

Apparently Houston hasn’t even reached out to him. I would be surprised if we actually did. But Kansas buzz is true and makes sense.

Why, does the kid have a rap sheet? That is the sign of a Rug Doctor player.

 

[runner11]

Why, does the kid have a rap sheet? That is the sign of a Rug Doctor player.

Me first, quit on his team, gunner. Culture fit for sure.

 

[superjohn]

Can we get Riley and his Dad

Not as big as Ian Steere's dad, he needs to hit the weights harder. Haha

 

[LStudfellow]

So a kid who basically played his way off the roster at Florida jumps into the portal with a list of schools. Like 18 hours later, he has a final four consisting of Kansas and three schools that are too busy to take his call right now. Okay.

Yeah, I am gonna call BS on this one. Nothing about this seems legit.

Youuuu... You have a gift, my friend

 

[UCFan1513]

Can we get Riley and his Dad

Roidly Kugel Sr.

 

[Fishy]

Agreed that I think this one needs to play out a bit more. Definitely seems like more of a wish list than anything. Kid is super talented and was awesome at the end of his freshman year, but sort of fell off a cliff this year and the rumors are that he wasn't completely bought in. Danny may be able to unlock him though; with the right coaching he could be terrific.

They sat him for two games in the SEC Tournament…that’s kinda scary.

Especially with the timing and all, I just find this one hard to believe.

 

[Fishy]

Apparently Houston hasn’t even reached out to him. I would be surprised if we actually did. But Kansas buzz is true and makes sense.

Self would recruit Pol Pot if he could play so nothing would surprise me there.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Moving on…



Who’s our Cam Spencer 2.0?

 

[bendm]

Hurley said something to the effect of enjoying it while it lasts cause it’s gonna be a long time before it might happen again. ✅

But he also said it’s the struggle that gets him up in the morning. If he could just buy any player he wanted like self or Calipari he’d get bored. This Keeps him hungry and humble.

 

[Stinger92860]

Apparently Houston hasn’t even reached out to him. I would be surprised if we actually did. But Kansas buzz is true and makes sense.

How do you know the Kansas buzz is true? Not challenging, just curious.

 

[runner11]

Moving on…



Who’s our Cam Spencer 2.0?

Hopefully McNeeley. Some plugged in Kansas fans claim that Self wants to prioritize experienced vets over freshman next year and that they are moving away from McNeeley. So this commit helps. And it sounds like Kugel was KU all the way and didn’t even talk to us or Houston. Back to recruits using us for clout!

 

[runner11]

How do you know the Kansas buzz is true? Not challenging, just curious.

Trilly Donovan said this from the jump on his discord. He has a Houston contact that said they never reached out and I am assuming the same for us because a kid who quit on his team really doesn’t fit the culture we have built.

 

[aceboon]

Fwiw after he had posted his 4 schools I had seen a blurb that Arizona wasn't even recruiting him, so who knows if UConn actually was or if he just sprinkled schools on his list like parsley. Being a guard with Kugel's game and choosing Kansas is weird imo.

 

[Mr. French]

Yall are quick! Came here to post this.

I agree this is good news on the McNeeley front. I think our staff is prioritizing him and showing him how well we can use him. He’ll slide in VERY well.

Add another guard/shooter and a big and we’re good again!

 

[jibsey]

Yeah but we are replacing Spencer, dont we need a shooter like that?

 

[UCTitleTown]

Well, you know that McNeeley being Flagg's teammate at Montverde, our staff has seen a lot of him. That's good.